1st Annual Pearl River Clean-Up

490 miles of river front property can generate thousands of pounds of trash and the Pearl Riverkeepers aim to take care of that problem. Pearl Riverkeeper is one group made up of many different organizations in both Mississippi and Louisiana who have put the border rivalry aside to come together and make a difference.

Over 1,000 volunteers swarmed the Pearl River this weekend. Working in teams, they dragged litter, debris, trash and other pollutants out of the river that serves as one of Mississippi’s largest watersheds…(click here to read more)